藥石罔效

See also: 药石罔效

Chinese

		medication; evening meal for Buddhist monks	deceive; there is none	effect; efficacy; imitate
trad. (藥石罔效)		藥石	罔	效
simp. (药石罔效)		药石	罔	效

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàoshíwǎngxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ sek⁶ mong⁵ haau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàoshíwǎngxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàoshíhwǎngsiào
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-shih²-wang³-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: yàu-shŕ-wǎng-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawshyrwoangshiaw
    • Palladius: яошивансяо (jaošivansjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ sek⁶ mong⁵ haau⁶
    • Yale: yeuhk sehk móhng haauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ sek⁹ mong⁵ haau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ ség⁶ mong⁵ hao⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² sɛːk̚² mɔːŋ¹³ haːu̯²²/

Idiom

藥石罔效

1. to have a severe and incurable illness